(WHTM) – The government keeps telling us that inflation is finally down running just 3.5% last year. Then why are fast food prices so much higher?

Social media has been lighting up on recent weekends with posts about outrageous fast food prices such as the Connecticut Highway Service Plaza where a Big Mac combo is $17!

CNN showed a tiktoker upset with a $3 breakfast hash brown, which is just a fried potato.

Restaurant Business Online says fast food menu prices were up 6% from the end of 2022 to 2023 well, outpacing grocery store inflation.

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An analysis by pricelisto.com shows the high prices of some popular menu items:

– A McDonald’s Big Mac: $5.50 on average.
– A McDonald’s quarter pounder: $5.60.
– A Burger King whopper now averages 5.80.
– A Wendy’s chicken sandwich: 6.30.
– A Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich: 5.30

McDonald’s this month reported weaker than expected sales, as it appears all those price hikes are now having an impact.

From the doesn’t that stink, why are some restaurants so much more expensive than others?

McDonald’s says most of its restaurants are independently owned and that highway rest stops or big city locations will be pricier.

But TikTok posts are now going viral about some McDonald’s prices. And those complaints may be why McDonald’s is saying it is bringing back some dollar menu items soon.

If you’re on a tight budget packing a lunch to work can save you $5 a day, wait a minute, it’s more than $10 a day now. That way you don’t waste your money.

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